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View article: Rapid screening for carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacterales</i> : clinical implementation of an immunochromatographic test using broth-enriched rectal swabs
Rapid screening for carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacterales</i> : clinical implementation of an immunochromatographic test using broth-enriched rectal swabs Open
Carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CP-CRE) poses a public health issue. Rapid detection of CP-CRE colonization is challenging; existing methods are either expensive or time-consuming. We evaluated an immunochrom…
View article: Considerações do Departamento de Psicogeriatria da ABP sobre a aprovação e uso clínico do donanemabe na doença de Alzheimer pela ANVISA
Considerações do Departamento de Psicogeriatria da ABP sobre a aprovação e uso clínico do donanemabe na doença de Alzheimer pela ANVISA Open
O Departamento de Psicogeriatria, após análise crítica dos estudos pivotais e da literatura científica recente, emite as seguintes considerações sobre a aprovação e o uso clínico do donanemabe, anticorpo monoclonal direcionado à beta-amilo…
View article: Multidisciplinary patient‐centered program implemented in a psychogeriatric unit in Brazil:Caregiver Burden Outcomes
Multidisciplinary patient‐centered program implemented in a psychogeriatric unit in Brazil:Caregiver Burden Outcomes Open
Background Caregiver burden is the result of dealing with the dependency of the subject who needs attention and care. Caregivers of people with neuropsychiatric disease could experience emotional, physical and financial stress. The literat…
View article: Results from multidisciplinary patient‐centered program implemented in a psychogeriatric unit in Brazil
Results from multidisciplinary patient‐centered program implemented in a psychogeriatric unit in Brazil Open
Background Patient and families/caregivers centered care programs reduce the negative impact of hospitalizations in old age and improve health outcomes. We started an individual‐centered multidisciplinary program that contemplated hospital…
View article: Day hospital for psychogeriatric patients: implementation of best practice
Day hospital for psychogeriatric patients: implementation of best practice Open
Background Psychogeriatric day hospitals best practices deliver integrated patient and family centered care by multidisciplinary teams, providing a safer transition between acute psychogeriatric units to rehabilitation services and outpati…
View article: STRUCTURAL BRAIN CHANGES IN LATE ONSET DEPRESSION
STRUCTURAL BRAIN CHANGES IN LATE ONSET DEPRESSION Open
Background Structural brain changes in grey matter in late‐life depression (LLD) remains an intriguing area of research. Furthermore, late‐onset depression (LOD) has been frequently associated with general medical comorbidities, cognitive …
View article: Demência: do diagnóstico ao tratamento
Demência: do diagnóstico ao tratamento Open
A demência é um grupo de sintomas cognitivos e sociais que interfere nas funções diárias, como, memória, linguagem e raciocínio. É uma doença crônica e progressiva que na maior parte das vezes atinge idosos, mas também pode afetar pessoas …
View article: Coping skills, depression, and anxiety in medical students
Coping skills, depression, and anxiety in medical students Open
Objective to describe coping strategies during medical education and their relationship with course periods, with gender, and depressive and anxiety range symptoms. Method the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ), the Beck Depression Invento…
View article: Violência contra o idoso: consequências para a saúde mental
Violência contra o idoso: consequências para a saúde mental Open
A terceira idade é chamada por muitos de "a melhor idade", mas nem todos conseguem chegar a essa idade com todo o carinho e cuidado que precisam. Segundo dados do Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (MMFDH), somente no …
View article: Violência contra idosos
Violência contra idosos Open
Embora a velhice seja considerada a "melhor idade" por ser um momento de tranquilidade, infelizmente os idosos têm se tornado cada vez mais vítimas de violência. Dados do Disque 100, canal do Governo Federal que recebe denúncias de violaçã…
View article: Covid-19 e idosos: quais são os desafios da Psicogeriatria?
Covid-19 e idosos: quais são os desafios da Psicogeriatria? Open
A pandemia da Covid-19 trouxe à tona uma série de incertezas e receios e, sem dúvidas, os idosos foram muito atingidos, já que fazem parte do grupo de risco da doença.
Com isso em mente, o ABPTV vai promover uma série especial com dois ep…
View article: Prevention of depression and anxiety in community-dwelling older adults: the role of physical activity
Prevention of depression and anxiety in community-dwelling older adults: the role of physical activity Open
Background With the growth of the elderly population in Brazil and the increasing impact of depression and anxiety, the importance of preventing these disorders has been highlighted. Studies have shown an inverse relationship between rates…
View article: Decision-making executive function profile and performance in older adults with major depression: a case-control study
Decision-making executive function profile and performance in older adults with major depression: a case-control study Open
Older adults with current depression showed DM profiles considered maladaptive or disadvantageous compared to both remitted depression and healthy controls groups.
View article: Nutritional Status and Adverse Outcomes in Older Depressed Inpatients: A Prospective Study
Nutritional Status and Adverse Outcomes in Older Depressed Inpatients: A Prospective Study Open
View article: Sex differences in total brain volume in a cognitively unimpaired elderly population
Sex differences in total brain volume in a cognitively unimpaired elderly population Open
Introduction Although a large number of studies have shown brain volumetric differences between men and women, only a few investigations to date have analyzed brain tissue volumes in representative samples of the general elderly population…
View article: Differences in Total Brain Volume between Sexes in a Cognitively Unimpaired Elderly Population
Differences in Total Brain Volume between Sexes in a Cognitively Unimpaired Elderly Population Open
View article: Prevention of depression and anxiety in community-dwelling older adults: the role of physical activity
Prevention of depression and anxiety in community-dwelling older adults: the role of physical activity Open
Background: With the growth of the elderly population in Brazil and the increasing impact of depression and anxiety, the importance of preventing these disorders has been highlighted. Studies have shown an inverse relationship between rate…
View article: Perceção dos idosos autónomos face ao seu próprio envelhecimento
Perceção dos idosos autónomos face ao seu próprio envelhecimento Open
Este estudo sobre A perceção dos idosos autónomos face ao seu próprio envelhecimento tem como objetivos analisar como os idosos autónomos vivenciam o seu próprio processo de envelhecimento, refletir sobre os ganhos e perdas das suas vidas …
View article: Reduced Gray Matter Volume of the Thalamus and Hippocampal Region in Elderly Healthy Adults with no Impact of APOE <i>ɛ</i>4: A Longitudinal Voxel-Based Morphometry Study
Reduced Gray Matter Volume of the Thalamus and Hippocampal Region in Elderly Healthy Adults with no Impact of APOE <i>ɛ</i>4: A Longitudinal Voxel-Based Morphometry Study Open
Background: Many cross-sectional voxel-based morphometry (VBM) investigations have shown significant inverse correlations between chronological age and gray matter (GM) volume in several brain regions in healthy humans. However, few VBM st…
View article: Progress toward standardized diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment: Guidelines from the Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study
Progress toward standardized diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment: Guidelines from the Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study Open
Introduction Progress in understanding and management of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been hampered by lack of consensus on diagnosis, reflecting the use of multiple different assessment protocols. A large multinational group of…
View article: [P4–004]: THE COMBINATION OF CITALOPRAM AND RIVASTIGMINE IN THE TREATMENT OF MOOD DISORDER AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DUE TO CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
[P4–004]: THE COMBINATION OF CITALOPRAM AND RIVASTIGMINE IN THE TREATMENT OF MOOD DISORDER AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DUE TO CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW Open
Although common, mood disorder due to cerebrovascular disease is rarely diagnosed by general practitioners, despite this condition being associated with poor health outcomes and increased mortality risk in the elderly. In this case report,…
View article: Prefrontal-Parietal White Matter Volumes in Healthy Elderlies Are Decreased in Proportion to the Degree of Cardiovascular Risk and Related to Inhibitory Control Deficits
Prefrontal-Parietal White Matter Volumes in Healthy Elderlies Are Decreased in Proportion to the Degree of Cardiovascular Risk and Related to Inhibitory Control Deficits Open
Cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors may be associated with poor cognitive functioning in elderlies and impairments in brain structure. Using MRI and voxel-based morphometry (VBM), we assessed regional white matter (WM) volumes in a populatio…
View article: Tecnologias com sentido
Tecnologias com sentido Open
A Inclusão de crianças e jovens com Necessidades Educativas Especiais nas escolas de ensino regular, quer enquanto conceito, quer enquanto medida educativa emergente é, hoje, um dado inquestionável e incontornável. A tecnologia usa-se se t…
View article: High frequency of silent brain infarcts associated with cognitive deficits in an economically disadvantaged population
High frequency of silent brain infarcts associated with cognitive deficits in an economically disadvantaged population Open
Silent brain infarcts were present at a substantially high frequency in our elderly sample from an economically disadvantaged urban region and were significantly more prevalent in subjects with lower levels of education. Covert cerebrovasc…
View article: The Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study
The Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study Open
Introduction Numerous diagnostic criteria have tried to tackle the variability in clinical manifestations and problematic diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) but none have been universally accepted. These criteria have not bee…
View article: Chlorhexidine bathing for the prevention of colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant microorganisms in a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation unit over a 9-year period
Chlorhexidine bathing for the prevention of colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant microorganisms in a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation unit over a 9-year period Open
Health care associated infections (HAIs) are currently among the major challenges to the care of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of 2% chlorhexidine (CH…
View article: Relationship between Brain Age-Related Reduction in Gray Matter and Educational Attainment
Relationship between Brain Age-Related Reduction in Gray Matter and Educational Attainment Open
Inter-subject variability in age-related brain changes may relate to educational attainment, as suggested by cognitive reserve theories. This voxel-based morphometry study investigated the impact of very low educational level on the relati…